bscur Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hi, I need a wiring diagram for a tele using p-90's. Everything is standard (one volume and one tone) except I want to put in a Les Paul style 3-way switch. I can't find a diagram for this switch- all the tele diagrams have the blade switch. Can you help me? Thanks, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Just look for a standard 2 humbucker wiring diagram with 1 vol 1 tone. It will be identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) Not knowing what specific pickups you're using, I can't put together a wiring diagram for you. But it's basically the same as this: The main difference is that the humbuckers have five wires. In the diagram above, the black wires are leads, the green and bare wires are grounds (You'll probably just have one, and who knows what color it will be), and the red and white you can ignore entirely. Edited October 19, 2011 by dpm99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bscur Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Hi, I'm using a pair of Fralin P90's. The guitar body is mahogany with a maple cap and a mahogany/rosewood neck. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 I'm not positive about the wiring colors for Fralin P90's, but your directions should tell you. The one I have as green is what is referred to as "hot" or "lead," or...not ground. Black on the schematic is ground. Again, make sure it's the same on your pickup by looking at the instructions. Have you chosen your cap and pot values yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bscur Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Great, thanks. I haven't looked into the cap values, but I did pick up some 500k pots. Thanks, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 500k will work fine. Conventional wisdom would be to go with a .022uf cap. Personally, I'd go with the .047uf, but I'm weird that way. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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